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lpbk2713

(42,765 posts) Mon Feb 17, 2014, 04:25 PM Feb 2014

Florida's Number One!! ... Florida's Number One!!

This just in ...

Florida led world with 23 unprovoked shark attacks in 2013

The University of Florida's International Shark Attack File released a report Monday that said there were 23 unprovoked shark attacks in Florida last year, most in the United States and more than any other country.

Worldwide there were 72 unprovoked shark attacks, including 10 fatalities. The United States had 47 attacks. Of the US, Hawaii had thirteen, South Carolina had six and Alabama, California, North Carolina, Oregon and Texas had one each.

A shark attack in Hawaii was the nation's only fatality. Australia and R?union each had two shark attack deaths while Brazil, Diego Garcia, Jamaica, New Zealand and South Africa had one each.

Florida's Volusia County (Daytona Beach area) led the state with eight attacks.

Link: http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/state/florida-led-world-with-23-shark-attacks-in-2013

So who needs trigger happy nutjobs when there are sharks to take up the slack. Or for that matter ... pythons, gators, rattlers, moccasins, black widows, sinkholes, hurricanes, and on and on.

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Florida's Number One!! ... Florida's Number One!! (Original Post) lpbk2713 Feb 2014 OP

What's a provoked shark attack? Swimming while chumming? Shrike47 Feb 2014 #1

That would do it. Lochloosa Feb 2014 #2

Wow. Totally misread that subject line. Orrex Feb 2014 #5

Maybe they exclude people who are fishing, and get bitten by a shark petronius Feb 2014 #6

I was starting to think that Colorado fadedrose Feb 2014 #3

Florida is still No. 1 in loonies nt LiberalEsto Feb 2014 #4

Can you give me the link to the loonie-per-state ranking you cite? DJ Lance Rock Feb 2014 #14

Colorado still has fewer shark attacks per capita than Florida Orrex Feb 2014 #7

FL is behind in avalanches and pot sales fadedrose Feb 2014 #8

Pfft. I don't know where you get your information. Orrex Feb 2014 #9

Link? nt NCTraveler Feb 2014 #10

Link Orrex Feb 2014 #11

mmmmm. Sausage links. nt. NCTraveler Feb 2014 #13

It's fun to follow the tracking of Great Whites in the Atlantic mnhtnbb Feb 2014 #12

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)

1. What's a provoked shark attack? Swimming while chumming?

Reply to lpbk2713 (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2014, 04:29 PM

Feb 2014

Lochloosa

(16,067 posts)

2. That would do it.

Reply to Shrike47 (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 17, 2014, 04:39 PM

Feb 2014

Orrex

(63,219 posts)

5. Wow. Totally misread that subject line.

Reply to Shrike47 (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 17, 2014, 05:26 PM

Feb 2014

I suspect that would make it rather difficult to swim.

petronius

(26,603 posts)

6. Maybe they exclude people who are fishing, and get bitten by a shark

Reply to Shrike47 (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 17, 2014, 06:29 PM

Feb 2014

they've hooked or speared? Or maybe swimmers or divers who poke at or tease a shark until it reacts? (I know around here we have plenty of sharks and eels and whatnot that are generally lethargic, but if you wiggle a finger at them long enough they'll bite it off for you.) Or it could just be an accidental stepping-on that counts as provocation - we learn early to shuffle as you walk in the surf...

fadedrose

(10,044 posts)

3. I was starting to think that Colorado

Reply to lpbk2713 (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2014, 04:45 PM

Feb 2014

was the new Florida - politics, shootings, giant floods, fires, marijuana, more shootings, everyday something with them.

LiberalEsto

(22,845 posts)

4. Florida is still No. 1 in loonies nt

Reply to fadedrose (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 17, 2014, 05:25 PM

Feb 2014

DJ Lance Rock

(11 posts)

14. Can you give me the link to the loonie-per-state ranking you cite?

Reply to LiberalEsto (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 10:43 AM

Feb 2014

Or do you have a personal database with each loonie-related incident in each state?

2) Why do you blame Floridians for shark attacks?

3) My aunt lives in Orlando. Does she share responsibility for shark attacks?

Orrex

(63,219 posts)

7. Colorado still has fewer shark attacks per capita than Florida

Reply to fadedrose (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 09:47 AM

Feb 2014

But the gap is narrowing!

fadedrose

(10,044 posts)

8. FL is behind in avalanches and pot sales

Reply to Orrex (Reply #7)

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 10:11 AM

Feb 2014

Orrex

(63,219 posts)

9. Pfft. I don't know where you get your information.

Reply to fadedrose (Reply #8)

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 10:12 AM

Feb 2014

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

10. Link? nt

Reply to Orrex (Reply #7)

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 10:15 AM

Feb 2014

Orrex

(63,219 posts)

11. Link

Reply to NCTraveler (Reply #10)

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 10:23 AM

Feb 2014

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

13. mmmmm. Sausage links. nt.

Reply to Orrex (Reply #11)

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 10:31 AM

Feb 2014

mnhtnbb

(31,399 posts)

12. It's fun to follow the tracking of Great Whites in the Atlantic

Reply to lpbk2713 (Original post)

Tue Feb 18, 2014, 10:31 AM

Feb 2014

and Mary Lee has been right off Jacksonville (FL) beach area several times.
Once, she was spotted from an aerial view in the breaking surf just
offshore.

If you're on fb, you can follow Mary Lee here https://www.facebook.com/Maryleeshark

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